Grant Hill Makes Music Video Appearance (NBA.com) For years, the cross-over appeal of athletes wanting to be musicians and musicians wanting to be athletes has been more than apparent. Recently, it's Phoenix's newest forward Grant Hill who's been testing the rockstar waters with his cameo in Nickelback's new video, "Rockstar."...more...Karen Russell goes to odd, wonderful places with St. Lucy's' stories (The Plain Dealer) With her debut story collection, St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves (Vintage, 256 pp., $13.95), Karen Russell finds herself in good company....more... Fall preview: New books from Sebold, Junot Diaz, Roth (San Francisco Chronicle) Go ahead. Call your friends and family now, let them know you'll see them when you see them - most likely in late December. The lineup of fall books this year is that good. But Book Review knows that, come September, a sensible human being does not live by... ...more... A comedy of errors (Lake County Leader & The Advertiser) We all make mistakes, but most of you, I'm sure, don't have nightmares about them. I do. Sometimes I lie awake at night wondering if I left out the "l" in "public" in a big headline. Those are the things that keep editors awake at night....more... Wednesday Edition: Hurricane-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Poynter Institute) Hay shortage comes earlier than expected ... Rush to make keys ... Hot healthcare story ideas ... Reinventing the high school sports site....more... Point Break: Fed Up With the Pro Athlete? (Darien News-Review) Monday was a somber day in the sport's world maybe an even sadder one for animal lovers....more... And here's to twisted Jack, an unlovely thing so dear (Toronto Star) The sparse, wild places of the north woods aren't just the stuff of summer camping ? they're the home of some of the trees poet Christopher Patton celebrates in Jack Pine (Groundwood, 32 pages, $18.95, ages 7 to 12), illustrated by Cybčle Young....more... Elmore turns out as Emily Pendleton has her special day (Fremont News-Messenger) The awards and trophies in the display case boasted such accomplishments as "Outstanding Female Field Performer" and "2007 Girls Track MVP -- Woodmore"....more... Bobcats featured in Sports Illustrated (The Montana Standard) Under the headline ?Trouble in Paradise,? the Montana State University athletic program is featured in the Aug. 13 edition of Sports Illustrated. The subhead for the article reads: ?Two former athletes allegedly murder a drug dealer. An ex-football player is charged with heading a cocaine ring....more... |